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believe
Tbat we live again, dearest, you
' and I?
Por me it is hardest of all to conceive
That having once lived we can ever
die —
For a moment, even, to cease to
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H U RON COU N TY'S L E A DN
NEWSPAPER
Or to love, or to smile, or to shed
glad tears,
Or that even in dreams we may cease
to wreathe
Some happiness out of the coming
years,
—Mary A. Poynter...
WHOLE SERIES,VOL 61, No. 28.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939
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Union Services
First Presbyterian and Northside
'United, at Northside Church.
Rev. H. V. Workman will preach.
11 a.m. "The Strength of Joy."
7 p.m. "Hope, for the Cast -down."
Sunday Schools at 10 a.m.
St. Thomas Church
Rector: Rev. Dr. Hurford,
11 a,m, "A Man's Relation to God."
7,30 p.m. "Keeping Back Part,"
Sunday School at 10 a.m.
Egmondville United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D.
10 a,m., Sunday School.
11 a.m., "Shortsighted Christians,"
40, 7 p.m., "Unifying Christian influ-
ences."
HURON W.C.T.U. HOLD
MEETING AT WINGHAM
The forty-second annual conven-
tion of Huron County W.C.T.U. was
held in the Presbyterian Church,
Wingham, on June 27th. The County
-President, Mrs. Geo. Johnston, Gode-
rich, was in the chair,
The list of officers and superinten-
dents for the coming year are as
follows:
Advisory President, Mrs, R. J.
Tindall, Wingham; Advisory Presi-
dent, Miss J. S. Murray, Hensall;
Advisory President, Mrs, A. E. Lloyd,
Wingham; Advisory President, Mrs.
A. T. Cooper, Clinton; President,
Mr's. George Johnston, Goderich; 1st
Vice -President, Mrs. B. W. F. Beav-
ers, Exeter; 2nd Vice -President, Mrs.
W. C. Pearce, Exeter; Corres, Sec'y,
Miss Jean S. Murray, Hensall; Ree,
Secy, Annie Consitt, Hensall; Treas-
urer, Mrs. Walter Hern, Goderich;
Assist. Treasurer, Mrs. M. E. Howell,
Goderich; L. T. L., Miss Eva Pen-
rose, Exeter.
Superintendents—Evan, and Christ-
ian Stewardship, Mrs. E. Johns, Exe-
ter; Anti -Narcotics and Medical Tem-
perance, Mrs. W. 0, Pearce, Exeter;.
Flower Mission, Mrs. Walters, Gode-
rich; Sabbath Observance, Law and
Legislation, Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Clin-
ton; Little White Ribboners, Miss R.
Lewis, Wingham; Medal Contest,
Miss E. Raymer, Box 424, Wlmgham;
Moral Education, Mothers' Meetings,
Health and Heredity, Mrs. B. W. F.
Beavers, Exeter; Publicity and So-
cial Meetings, Mrs. R. T. Phillips, of
Goderich; Press, Mrs. Cook, Exeter;
Temperance in Sunday Schools, Miss
Jean S. Murray, Hensall; Scientific
Temperance, Instruction ' in Day
Schools, Mrs. Ethel Craw, R.R. 5,
Seaforth; Travellers' Aid, Mrs, M.
E. Howell, Goderich; World's and
Canadian Missionary Work, Mrs. A,
E, Lloyd, Wingham..
METEOR SEEN HERE
A wuin''ber nt people .here about
nfrne ,o'clock Tuesday ,evening were
startled to see a bLaz'ing ,streak of
ligtitt suddenly shoot across the sky
in .this vicinity. I't later turned out to
be the eneteor (believed to have comae
id -earth in Lake Erie, and was seen.
by people throughout southern On=
dario from Toronto to Windsor. •
The onlookers wondered at first if
it might be ,a shooting star, only it
was unu'ch too (bright for tihat.
Tax Rate Struck
Same As Last Year
Town Council Holds Regular
July Meeting— Will Repair
Town Hail.
The regular meeting of the town
council was held in the council cham-
bers on Monday evening: Mayor J. J.
Cluff presided. Members present
were Reeve Scott and Councillors.
M. A. Reid, J. E. Keating, Chas,
Holmes and F. Sills. Minutes of the
last meeting were read and confirm-
ed. The report of the finance com-
mittee was adopted as read.
Bylaw No. 415, setting the tax rate,
was given its several readings and
passed. The taxrate remains the
same as last year and is made up as
follows:
County, 3.6 mills; library 1 mill;
relief 1,9 mill, general 21 mills, col-
legiate 6 mills, Public School 9.5
mills; Separate School 9 mills, The
tax rate for Separate School support-
ers is 42.5 mills and for Public School
supporters 43 mills.
Councillor Sills called attention to
the fact that council had less than 11
mills to deal with, out of the total tax
rate; even the general purpose rate
included debenture payments, etc.,
not under council's control. Clerk
D. H, Wilson said the assessment is
down $1,006,00..
The appointment of a representa-
tive to confer with other municipal-
ities regarding the appeal against the
recent equalized assessment of Hur-
on county, was considered and Reeve
Scott was authorized to act in this
capacity. It was understood no action
would be likely until September, but
that Stephen and Goderich had taken
steps to appeal the equalization.
In answer to an inquiry the Clerk
said the school debentures were ex-
pected to be ready about July 22u2,
following ratification.
The property committee presented
estimates on the work on the fire hall
door and repairing loose bricks on
the corner of the town hall and re-
pairing the portico. The work will be
done soon.
Report of finance committee:
D. H. Wilson, salary and sundries,
$58.83; A. Hudson, salary $21.66; H,
Snell, salary, $70; Thos. Storey, $60;
Jack Currie, $60; J. A. Wilson, pen-
sion, $20; Seaforth Bowling Club,
acct., $7.50; Mitchell Nursery Co., ac.
$3; John Stewart, acct„ $5.43; P. J.
Dorsey, acct., $125; Bell Engine &
Thresher Co„ acct., $81; Can. Nat.
Rys., acct. $122; Whinier & Co.,
$4.60; D. H, Wilson, cash relief, $38.-
87;
38:87; W. H. O'Dell, wages, $9; Treas.
County of Huron, indigents, $65.60;
D. Hohner, wages, $4; C. Trott, $3.50;
Wm, Trott, $4; Jos. Storey, $6; Wm.
Montgomery, acct., $20.
Motions:
Keating-Parke,—That the Reeve be
appointed and authorized to make any
arrangements with the other munic-
ipalities of the county re appeal of
county assessment equalization.
COUNTY FRUIT GROWERS.
TO HAVE PICNIC JULY 21
The Huron County Fruit Growers'
Association will hold their first an-
val picnic and Field Day on Friday,
July 21st, at Geo. Laithwalte and
Sons farm on No. 8 Highway, near
Goderich. Those attending are re-
quested to bring a basket lunch which
will be pooled and served on tables.
The picnic assembles at 2 p.m. at
Laithwaite's farm. From 2 to 5 p.m.
there will be a trip through the or-
chard and reforestation block, for the
older people. This part of the pro-
gramme is in charge of Professor
J. D. Howitt, O. A. College, Guelph,
and Mr. W. H. Porter, of London.
Sports will be arranged for the
younger people during the afternoon
with Stewart Middleton and George
Johnston in charge.
Lunch will be held at 5 o'clock, fol-
lowed by addresses by Mr. Robt. E.
Turner, Warden of Huron county;
Mr. Ian McLeod, Brighton, former
Agricultural Representative of Huron
county; Mr. George Wilson or Mr.
Wm. Newman of the Ontario Farm
Products Control Board, Toronto.
Mrs. D. A. Smith is president of the
Association and Mr., James A. Shearer
secretary.
ST. COLUMBAN
Miss Helen O'Leary of Port Lamb -
ton, who accompanied Miss Mary
Lambton. .
A lawn social is to Ibe'itelcl at 'St.
•Coluarvban on Wednesday, July 10th.
Misses Mary, Margaret, and • Mild-
red Murphy were visitors at 'Gode-
rich.
Miss Anna Atkinson, RN„ at the
hone of her parents,. Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Atkinson.
Miss Marion McIver is visiting
Miss Margaret Murphy.
Miss Rose McQuaid is visiting- at
!her Home.
Mr. Jos. 'Williams, of Detroit, is
visiting at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moylan of
Kitchener spent the week end with
friends here.
Miss Mary O'Sullivan of London is
visiting with her parents.
Miss Margaret O'Reilly has return-
ed after spending a week's vacation
with friends in Toledo and Detroit.
Mr. Joseph Williams of Detroit vis-
ited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Williams over the week end.
A presentation was made to Father
Fitzpatrick, previous to his removal
to St, Joseph's parish, Stratford.
Father O'Drowski, of Sirncoe, will
tape charge of the St. Columban
parish
"A BONNIE
THUSTLE"
A monster Scotch Thistle is growing' at the home of Mr.
Andrew Little, Wilson street. It is over seven feet high and bears
slightly more than 100 flowers. Mx. Little is careful to remove
the buds in time to prevent it going to seed each year. This pic-
ture was taken by The News and shows Mr. Little beside the
giant plant.
FRED. R. VANSTONE
DIES AT ST. THOMAS
Frederick Reginald Vanstone pass-
ed away at the residence of his dau-
ghter Mrs. Laura Robinson, 88 Ross
Street, St. Thomas, Monday atter-
noon, July 10, after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Vanstone was born in Strat-
ford 86 years ago. He spent his boy-
hood in Stratford, moving to Seaforth
as. a young man, working for Broad -
Riot & Box furniture factory for twen-
ty years. On returning to Stratford,
he was employed at the McLagan
furniture factory, until retiring in
1928, at the age of 75 years.
Mr. McLagan presented Mr, Van -
stone with a purse for his faithful
service. Mr. Vanstone was a cabinet
maker, and was noted for his ability
as a wood-carver:
He was a well-known and highly
esteemed resident of this town and.,
Stratford,' He was a member of Alma
Street Presbyterian Church of St.
Thomas, and of Stratford Lodge No.
164, LO.O.F., for 61 years.
Mr. Vanstone is survived by two
daughters, Mrs, Laura Robinson, SS
Ross Street, St. Thomas; Mrs. Jessie
Patterson, 195 Fern Ave., Toronto;
two grandchildren, Mrs, Chas, Dyson,
88 Ross Street, St. Thomas; Mrs,
Ernest Barton, Niagara Falls; and
one great grandchild, Barbara Jean
Dyson, St. Thomas.
He was predeceased about eleven
years ago by his wife, formerly Miss
M. J. Ball of Stratford, Mr. Vanstone
was the last surviving member of the
Vanstone family.
The remains were at rest at the
P. R. Williams & Son funeral home,
St, Thomas, and the service took
place from there Wednesday evening
at eight o'clock. The service was
conducted by Ven. Archdeacon J. W.
J. Andrew assisted by Rev. Mr, Mil-
roy, The remains will be forwarded
to the Greenwood funeral home, Strat-
ford, for services at two o'clock
Thursday afternoon, under the aus-
pices of the Stratford Lodge, No. 164,
LO.O,F. Interment will be made in
the Stratford Cemetery.
Mr. Vanstone saw many of his Sea -
forth friends last Fall during a day's
visit here.
BAYFIELD
Miss Morah Guest of Toronto is a
.guest of her cousin, Miss Donna
Toms.
Mr. and Mrs. 'C'has. Butler and •fa-
mily of St. Catherines were guests of
Mrs. B'utler's sister, Mrs. Will Fer-
gguson, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. 'Kling and Maryln
of Seaforth spent a 'few ,days in the
village.
Mrs. Jennings of London is spend-
ing .this week with her daughter Mrs.
Church ward, at her sunrnner cottage.
Or, .and ,Mrs. 'Gillrie and family of
Mitohell have 'rented Wnn I erguson's
house dor 'July.
Miss Mary Jean .Moorhouse of Lon-
'don is'spending .th'e' holidays with her
aunts, Mrs. J. A.. Ferguson and Mrs.
W. Jowett.
Mrs, Weir of Seaforth is a ,guest of
Mrs. Geo, Woods •this w'ee'k.
A great 'many were disappointed not
being able to attend anniversary ser-
vice in Presbyterian Church Sunday
evening on account of the esvere el-
ectrical
lectri cal' storm..
Mr, A. E. Erwin was ,called to Sea -
'forth 00 Saturday •ew•ing to the death
sof his aunt, 'the late Miss M. Robison.
The Bayfield Orange Lodge are
celebrating the d12 at Brussels this
year.
Miss A'1c.As'kill of Copper Cliff was
a guest of Miss Betty Gardiner- last
week, !,Ai
ilany of the fishermen are having
good luck this week catching !black.
bass,
Miss Dean 'Castle, nurse in training
in Hamilton 'General Hospital, is
spending her vacation with her par-
ents,' Mr. and Mrs. Thos; Castle.
CRICH FAMILY TO HOLD
REUNION AND SERVICE
The Crich Family reunion picnic
will be held at the homestead, home
of Gifford Crich, on the 2nd con.,
Tuckersmith, on the afternoon of
Saturday, July 15th.
On Sunday, July 16111, at 2 p.m., a
memorial service will be held in
Turner's United Chprch, Tuckersmith,
The Pastor, Rev. G. G. Burton, will
conduct the service and preach, and
the regular choir, assisted by various
visiting members of the Crich family,
will ilurnish special music. The relat-
ives and friends of the old pioneers
and the general public are cordially
invitdd to this service,
MRS. JOHN FORREST
Mrs. John Forrest passed away
peacefully in her family's midst on
Monday, July 10th. The deceased,
whose maiden name was Jessie Elgie,
was the eldest daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. William Elgie and was
born on the Elgie farm in Tucker -
smith, 62 years ago. Twenty-nine
years ago she was united in marriage
to Mr. John Forrest and the young
couple started married life at Bar
River, Algoma, where they lived for
three years, and since resided here in
Tuckersmith:
A loyal wife and loving mother, she
was esteemed by all who knew her.
She was a capable and successful
homemaker and knowing the value of
an education strove to give her family
the best. She was a valued member
of the Egmondville United Church,
which she attended faithfully until
illness confined her to her bed. She
bore her suffering with unsurpassed
patience. She is survived by her be-
reaved husband and five children,
Margaret, Isabel, Elizabeth, William
and Mary, all at home.
The funeral, which was private, was
held from her late home on Wednes-
day afternoon. Service was conducted
by her pastor, Rev. A. W. Gardiner.
Interment was made in Maitland
Bank cemetery, the pallbearers being
Mr. John Docherty, Mr. James Allan,
Mr. Alexander Broadfoot, Mr. William
Black, Mr. William Thompson, Mr.
Robert Boyes.
L.O.L. AT BRUSSELS
Members of Seaforth L.O.L, atten-
ded 'the '.Orange celebration at Brus-
sels on Wednesday.
CONSTANCE
Mies Clarissa Dale, who has been
engaged as teacher of S.S. No. 6, Mc-
Killop, is at Macdonald Hall, Guelph,
attending summer school,
Miss Don -el -de Adams, who is laking
a summer course at Western, retrain-
ed to Clinton on Wednesday afternoon
to attend the wedding of cher friend.
Miss Effie Laidlaw wino was married
to Mr. George Beattie of Clinton, at
2 o'clock in Wesley Willis .United
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. 3. Ferguson :visited on
Sunday at the Bayfield cottage of the
former's sister and 'brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Churchill of.
Clinton.
ELIMVILLE
Miss Grace Brock is holidaying
with her friend Miss Thelma O'Reilly
in' Sarnia.
Rev. 3. E. Millyard Of London will
preach in this church next Sunday
evening in the interest of the O.T.A.
Quite a number of the young peo-
ple spent the week end at Grand
Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murch of Lon-
don were visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
P. Murch on Sunday.
Mr. A. C. Whitlock of St. Thomas
visited with Mrs. P. Whitlock and
Mrs. It. Dennison last Thursday.
West Huron
Entrance Resales
The following are the resules of
the High School entrance examina-
tions held at centres under the juris-
diction of the Exeter high School
Entrance Board. First and second-
ol'ass honors are announced; first-
class honors means that 75 per cent
or more of the total marks was se-
cured, second-class honors that be-
tween 70 and 74 per cent of the total
marks was obtained,
EXETER CENTRE
First-class Honors—Bernice Brown,
Marie Fletcher, Hazel Kerslake, Win-
ston Shapton, Mae Snell, Lewis Tasko,
Jean Triebner.
Second-class Honors—Doreen Camp-
bell, Marjorie Essery, Roy Kirk, Shir-
ley
hirley Motz, Carman Roessler, Jean
Stanlalne, William Weekes.
Pass—Helen Bullock, Hazel Bus-
well, Pearl Cann, Lois Clark, Helen
Besery. Calvin Fahrnen•, Jean Hager-
man, Mildred Hannigan, Jean Hep-
burn, Calvin Heywood, Raymond Hig-
gins, Doris Hill, Phyllis Hill, Virla
Jones, Mary Kirk, Mary MacDonald,
Shirley Mason, Leslie Mitchell, Shir-
ley Moir, Matthew Morlock, Joe On-
drejicka, Marjorie Richard, Helen,
Rowe, Audrey Russell, Fred Statton,
James Triebner, Ruby Welsh, Melba
Whiting,
HENSALL CENTRE
First-class Honors—John Beer, Ross
Kennedy, t' Lois MacLaren, Joseph
Marks, Jean Spelr.
Second-class Honors—Earl Dignan,
Robert Nicol, Karl Schwalm.
`Pass—Gordon Campbell, Carl Det-
ers, Shirley Fairbairn, Ross Greens.
Doris Kercber, Roes Kercher, Mildred
Jones, Eldred Moffatt, June Murdock,
Harold Peck, Nathan Phillips, Marg-
aret Sangster, John. Shepherd, Audrey
Twitchell, Glenn Waldo.
ZURICH CENTRE •
First-class Honors—Gladys Beach -
ler, Della Gingericb.
Second-class Honors—Keith Atchi-
son, Maxirne Durand, Mary Foster,
Eileen Patterson, Ellwood Truemner,
Herbert Turkhelm.
Past—Leon Bedard, Bruce Church,
Glenn Dietz, William Flaxboard,
Aleda Grenier, Norma Hey, Ruby
Geiser, Lee Jennison, Patricia Mittel-
holtz, Jean Sreenan.
Passed Ander the provisions of Reg-
ulation 10 (5) of the High School En-
trance Regulations—Loftus Denomme.
The Hay Township scholarships
awarded annually to pupils from the
Township of Hay securing the high-
est marks on the entrance examina-
tion were won as follows: (1) Della
Gingerich of S.S. No. 6, Hay; (2)
Rosaleen Miller of. S.S. No. 8, Hay;
(3) Lorna Miller of S.S. No. 8, Hay.
The following are the result • of .the
High School entrance -examinations
hell at centres under the jurisdiction
-of the Goderich High School Entran-
ce Board. First and second-class horr-
ors are .announced: First-class honors
means that' 75' per rent, or more of the
total marks was secured, second-class
honors that between 70 and 74 per
cent. -o4 the total marks was obtained,
BAYFIELD CENTRE
First-class Honors—Audrey Bran-
don, Oliver Hopson, William John-
ston, Marilyn Maxwell, Elizabeth
Middleton, Dawne Thorns, Edward
Anna Townshend.
Second-class Honors—Alvin Keys,
Harold Mcllveen, Albert Martin, Ruth
Middleton, Wawna Thomas, Edward
Wise, Muriel. Wise.
Pass—Eleta Ducbarme, Opal Dyer,
Malcolm MacLeod, Lloyd Westlake,
Rata Yeo.
GOD•ERICH CENTRE
First-class Honors—Lorraine Allen,
Phyllis ADM, Eileen Astles, James
Baker, Claire Bisset, Priscilla Bola,
Peggy Brophy, Gloria Chisalm, Eve-
lyn Crich, Max 'Cott, Dick Dbnnelll
Donna Drew, Harry Reagan, Mary
Feagan, james Flenniken, Mary Gall-
ow, Gwendolyn Juck, Walter Mere.
'Verna Miller, Norine Mills, Elizabeth
MacDonald, Margaret Ross. ,Kathleen
Rundle, Margaret Rundle, Vincent
Snaith, Bruce Sowerby, Maxine Stur-
dy, Marion Taylor, Irma Thomas,
Norene 'Vanstone, Ruth Webster,
William tW'ilson,
Second -Cass Honors — Lennard
Baxter, Leonard Bloomfield, Jean
Craig. Lewis Dempey, Evelyn Don-
aldson, Gordon Fisher, Stanley Free-
man, GordmiGlous•her. Elda' Good.
Jack Hamilton, Harold Hibbert, anal
Hoy, Mary .Jervis, Russell Kernig-
han, 'Ernest Kneeshaw, Muriel Leitch,
Dorothy 'MacDonald, Shirley Mar-
wick, Marilyn Moore, Jean Mugford,
Ray Nelson, William Sanderson, I?mn-
elda Shaw, Almeta Steep, Elizabeth
Stock, Gordon Sutcliffe, Dorothea
Tich'borne, Joiner Williams, Harry
Worse! 1,
,Pass—Bryan Ainslie, Bruce 'Beattie,
Betty Bell, Basil Bradley, Bruce
Bradley, Donald Campbell, Freder-
ick Dowker, John Duckworth, Am-
brose Hartman, Harry Horton, 'Mild-
red Leitch, Phyllis i'cCreigh,t, Norine
McCabe. Helen McMillan, Jean Mc-
Millan. Elaine 14dNa1l, Nora McPhee,
1-sa'n. MacAdam. Lorne MacDonald,
Samuel Mahon, Phyllis Million. Irene
Milne. Elva Moran, Helen Mugford,
Donald Pfrinrer, Jean Pitblado, Nor -
'sI Pifbladn, Edgar Pridham, 'Mary
Sc,hwanz, .Mary Smith, William Sna-
zel, 'Gordon Watson, Harr West-
hronk, Donald Williams, William
Wood, Jack Young.
Passed under the provisions of
Regulations 10 ;(5') of the High
School Entrance Regulations --Frank
Vonne.
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Heart design
of charming
beauty with
three perfect
diamonds.
Exquisite
hand -carved
mounting for
large centre
diamond and
two side dia-
monds.
AVAUGE S
Jeweller and Optometrist
MISS MARGARET ROBISON
The death occurred on Friday, July
7th, •at Mixs Margaret Elizabeth. Rob-
ison, a !highly respected resident of
Seaforth, at her home on Sperling
Street. Miss Robison was in her 90th
year and was a daughter of pioneer
residents of this district. She was
born in Darlington Township, Dnrr-
isanr County, a daughter of ,the late
Alexander Rdbison, a native of Fer-
managh County, Ireland, and her
mother, Mary .Vaneteambung, a nat-'
ive of Vermont. When she was about
four years old the family moved to
Tuckersmith. They came by way of
Toronto, which was then called
"Muddy Little York." They ;brought
with them .from Darlington a span of
'horses, a yoke of oxen and four cows.
Tuckersmith was mostly solid _(bush
at .that time. They settled on 100
acres 'bought from the Canada 'Com-
pany at v. an acre. When they later
moved to Hallett Township the price
of land had risen to $12 an acre.
The family lived in Hullett, near
Harlock for many years, Miss Robi-
son livedthrough the pioneer days
and possessed many of -the sterling
qualities -characteristic of those days.
She learned to spin and weave on
the 'Ry -loom during her early years.
She enjoyed quilting even in her last
years. At the tine of her 05th birth-
day she put a quilt on the !frame two
days before her birthday and ladies
who called to see her on her birth-
day, which incidentally was July 112,
were amazed to see her remarkable
quickness as she worked, 'unassisted,
until she completed the quilt that
day. She often remarked that there
was plenty of work but that she
never neglected reading the Bible; it
was her guide through life. Miss
Robison was -of a generous, kindly
nature, and was 'held in high esteem
by all who .knew leer,
Following the death of her ]brother,
Alexander Robison, she came to live
in Harpurhey for about thirty years
and in 1927 moved to Seaforth,
•Miss Rolbison was the last of a
family of five brothers and sisters.
Her mother lived to the age o'f 606.
Miss Robison was able to be active
until last year 'hut had !been ,gradually
failing in strength and about a week
'before her death her condition 'be-
came serious, passing away on Friday
evening, about 10 o'clock,
The funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon from her late residence,
Her pastor, Rev. H. V. Workman,
of Northside !United Church, con-
ducted t'he services. 16any beautiful
flowers bore testimony to .the esteem
in which the deceased was held. In-
terment took place in Constance
Cemetery. The pallbearers were Rob-
ert .Reid, Matthew Armstrong, 'J. M.
Robertson, Tions, Blake, W. Roger-
son and Angus Reid.
Among those iron a distance at-
tending the funeral were Mrs. George
Topping, Toronto; Mr. George. Beat-
tie, Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. 'John
Beattie, Chesley, and Mr. and Mrs.
MacKenzie Beattie, Alliston.
A -loving friend, 'kind and true, .
No friend on earth like her well find,
For all of urs she did her 'best,
And then God !gave her eternal nest.
She is not dead. for she lives on.
In •the hearts <9 those who love her.
Deep in our hearts lies a .picture
!Of a loved one laid to rest,
In memory's frame we'ethall 'keep it,
Because •she was one of the lbes.t,
CROMARTY
Mrs. Robertson and son John spent
Sunday at Grand Bend.
The Ladies' Aid held their month-
ly meeting in the basement of the
church on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Mary Gorle of Toronto is hol-
idaying in the village.
Owing tc the illness of Rev. Mr.
Readie, Rev. lIdr. Young of Hensall
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyter-
ian Church on Sunday afternoon. The
service will be held in the afternoons
instead of the mornings during July., '• .